ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 10, 2013 —
Optomec, a leading global supplier of additive manufacturing systems
for 3D Printed Metals and Printed Electronics, today
announced financial results for its First Half ending June 30, 2013. The
Company reported record order levels for both its LENS 3D Printers for
Structural Metals and Aerosol Jet Systems for 3D Printed Electronics,
representing a 100% increase in bookings compared to the same period
last year.

These positive results reflect continued strong market interest for
industrial strength additive manufacturing solutions, especially systems
capable of addressing high volume production requirements. Optomec
customers are currently using LENS and Aerosol Jet systems for
production applications within the consumer electronics, life sciences,
and aerospace/defense industries.

First half orders increased more than 100% over the prior year same
period and already equal orders received for the full year 2012. New
system orders for LENS 3D Printers for Metal represented 45% of total
bookings and the remaining 55% were for Aerosol Jet Systems used for
Printed Electronics applications.

“The first 6 months were a tremendous start to our year with strong
global demand for both Aerosol Jet and LENS systems,” said Dave Ramahi,
Optomec president and CEO. “The Optomec product line-up remains highly
differentiated in the Additive Manufacturing space, with our ability to
print fully functional metal and electronic components at low cost and
with very high output rates. We expect to continue on this growth
trajectory as industry’s adoption of such solutions is only
accelerating.”

Mr. Ramahi continued, “We are particularly encouraged by recent progress
with our introduction of a production solution for 3D Printed Antenna
used in Smartphones, Tablets and other Mobile Devices. The first
high-throughput system, capable of printing up to 2 million parts per
year, has been commissioned at a contract manufacturer in China, and we
are engaged with many other leading suppliers. Demand for this solution
is being driven by a significantly lower cost profile, coupled with
environmental and health benefits derived from eliminating plating in
the production process.”

Optomec is a privately-held, rapidly growing supplier of Additive
Manufacturing systems. These solutions utilize Optomec’s patented
Aerosol Jet Printed Electronics technology and LENS 3D Printed Metal
technology to reduce costs and improve performance. Together, these
unique printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional
materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and even
biological matter. Optomec has more than 150 marquee customers around
the world, targeting production applications in the Electronics, Energy,
Life Sciences and Aerospace industries.